The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-17
THE SILK CULTURE FUSS,

The following extracts show up
another phase of the recent squabbls
1t Peabody over the dismissal of Mr.
Homer and if the facts be as stated
below, show up the little man who
claims to have done so much for Kan
sas in any but an enviable light:
We have learned of some bad conduct
on the part of ex-Superintendent
Homer, which more than ever will in
crease, among our citizens, the disre-
spect and i'll feeling toward him. It
seems that he who has assumed to be
honest and upright in his actions, and
who charges the silk commissioners
and some of our citizens with dis
honesty, has been doing all in his
power during the past week or two to
disaffect the employees of the State Silk
station.
He has spent hours of his time at the
station, talking to the girls employed
ries of what they can do by leaving the
station and going to Kansas City and
engaging in other work. One day late
| ly he talked for half a day to Miss
Kreker, finally inducing her to believe
in great opportunities elsewhere, and
to ask for an advance Of wages nearly
double what she has been receiving. AS
L OuDCIluJcuuOuI
was not earning as much as she already
received, Of course the request was re-
| fused, and she quit work. Mr.. Hornel
was at the station one day lately and
remained until 8 o'clock at night to get
an opportunity to talk alone with some
of the girls, when Professor ThieSSeL
informed him that it was time to leave
He requested the privilege of private
talk with an operative, and this was
. 4 rafnaad
Since then, Mr.. Horner has repre-
sented to outsiders that he was denied
any chance to see the operatives, and
misrepresents matters in the worst
possible manner. He says the best
operatives are all quitting the station
and that the institution is badly man
aged.
AS to the ssbest'' operatives. we ONLY
need state that Miss Kreker reelt,
tire pounds of silk in one month
while Miss Katrina Stelding, during
the same time, reeled twelve pounds O.
silk equally as good. Miss Stelding il
not Of the class who leave on a ''wilC
goose chase" as Homer suggests.
We are glad 90 say that the institu
ton is in much better working condi
ton and far better managed than WheI
under Horner's mismanagement.
Superintendent Theissen asks con
undrum for Mr.. Homer to answer
"If Mr.. Horner stated the truth wheI
he said Miss Kreeker could reel {
pound of silk to pound and a quarter
per day, why is it that by steady worl
she was only able to reel, from Octobel
to November 5, three poundsP" Evi
IDENTIFY Mr.. Horner is getting his certifi
cate of character ready to admit him tx
Osawatomie at the States expense
Peabody Gazette.
: This Mr.. Horner is stirring up goo(
deal Of a rumpus for small man, intel
lectually and otherwise. Some few pa
pors in the state, those who always
want to create a breeze about every
thing they can are helping him along
The facts are that Mr.. Homer proved
himself incapable for the place he helC
and was discharged, as he ought Il
have been. Through the acts Of a few
soreheads in the republican party, AND
personal enemies of the commission
he is making great deal of noise, toC
much for a man of his calibre. Tit
institution is now running successfully
which it never did under his manage
ment, and the sooner he is UNIVERSAL
set down upon the better for the state
commonwealth.